Payroll & Billing Specialist — Accounts Assistant

Workwell Group; Otley; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Awards

Long Service Recognition

Annual Pay Review

Employee Referral Scheme

Job summary

Workwell Group is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team. The role covers payroll-related finance processes, billing, reconciliations and ledger activity, with a focus on accuracy and timely handling of transactions.

You will support weekly payroll, reconciliations, invoicing and banking processes while liaising with internal teams to resolve discrepancies and improve controls. The position offers hybrid working in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong payroll experience and related reconciliations.
• Experience with high-volume transactional finance, invoicing, reconciliations and ledger activities.
• Proficient in Excel (formulas, lookups, SUMIFs, pivots).
• Attention to detail and proactive problem-solving across teams.
• Experience with multiple entities or group structures is a plus.
• Knowledge of Sage 50, Xero or Sage Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Support weekly payroll processes including BACS, wage and sales imports and reconciliations.
• Process payroll and finance reconciliations (PAYE, VAT, holiday pay, advances).
• Post and process Sage transactions and supplier account matching.
• Investigate reconciliation differences and resolve finance queries.
• Raise invoices and support monthly billing cycles across platforms.
• Maintain sales ledger records and support revenue recognition.
• Support bank reconciliations and disbursement allocations.

Skills

Payroll experience

Excel proficiency

High-volume finance

Billing

Reconciliations

Ledger management

Sage/Xero knowledge

Tools

Sage 50

Xero

Sage Accounting

Job description

Workwell Group is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team. The role covers payroll-related finance processes, billing, reconciliations and ledger activity, with a focus on accuracy and timely handling of transactions.

You will support weekly payroll, reconciliations, invoicing and banking processes while liaising with internal teams to resolve discrepancies and improve controls. The position offers hybrid working in a fast-paced environment.